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April 30th 2006 23:06
Today's Post of the Day comes from Stanley, who wrote about the prominence of black atheletes in the NBA.
While white basketball players are becoming more common, they tend to be from countries other than America, such as South America, Europe, or the indestructible Canada.
Stanley's done his homework:
"One of the theories that has been thrown around as to why there are no White American star basketball players is because they have an innate sense that they are inferior basketball players to African-Americans.
While White players from a European background don’t share the same mentality. Hence, why they’re more prominent in the upper-echelons of basketball super-stardom. This theory may, or may not have a sound basis but on a superficial level the theory may have some merit."
Stanley also makes an interesting point about the popularity of black atheletes:
"The popularity of athletes such as Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan point out to the fact that the White majority are ready to embrace athletes no matter what colour they are.
But why are they embraced, and not, say, Allen Iverson?
Could it be that they represent a ‘safe’ racial imagery?
Is it because the investment of corporate America in both athletes has curbed their natural impulse to speak up on behalf of their race?
It is interesting to note that both Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan have rarely voiced opinions that may be seen as ‘threatening’ to the White majority."
Yes, Michael Jordan is hardly comparable to N.W.A., who famously declared 'Fuck tha Police'!
And Tiger Woods is definitely no Chuck D., frontman of Public Enemy.
Stanley watches a lot of basketball, I think, and his NBALoud blog is a handy excuse for watching all the games.
While white basketball players are becoming more common, they tend to be from countries other than America, such as South America, Europe, or the indestructible Canada.
Stanley's done his homework:
"One of the theories that has been thrown around as to why there are no White American star basketball players is because they have an innate sense that they are inferior basketball players to African-Americans.
While White players from a European background don’t share the same mentality. Hence, why they’re more prominent in the upper-echelons of basketball super-stardom. This theory may, or may not have a sound basis but on a superficial level the theory may have some merit."
Stanley also makes an interesting point about the popularity of black atheletes:
"The popularity of athletes such as Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan point out to the fact that the White majority are ready to embrace athletes no matter what colour they are.
But why are they embraced, and not, say, Allen Iverson?
Could it be that they represent a ‘safe’ racial imagery?
Is it because the investment of corporate America in both athletes has curbed their natural impulse to speak up on behalf of their race?
It is interesting to note that both Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan have rarely voiced opinions that may be seen as ‘threatening’ to the White majority."
Yes, Michael Jordan is hardly comparable to N.W.A., who famously declared 'Fuck tha Police'!
And Tiger Woods is definitely no Chuck D., frontman of Public Enemy.
Stanley watches a lot of basketball, I think, and his NBALoud blog is a handy excuse for watching all the games.
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